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Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek Jul 1997

Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek

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Social And Community Indicators To Monitor Berrien County's Needs For Social And Public Services, George A. Erickcek, Sharon Hanrahan, Sharon Pittman Mar 1997

Social And Community Indicators To Monitor Berrien County's Needs For Social And Public Services, George A. Erickcek, Sharon Hanrahan, Sharon Pittman

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Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Jan 1997

Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

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Question: What Can Be Done To Promote Inner City Development? Answer: Focus On Labor Demand Policies To Increase Employment Of The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 1996

Question: What Can Be Done To Promote Inner City Development? Answer: Focus On Labor Demand Policies To Increase Employment Of The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik

Testimonies

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Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Oct 1996

Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

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Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek Mar 1996

Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek

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Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Feb 1996

Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

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Subsidizing Increased Employment For The Urban Poor: What Labor Market Problems Might Justify It?, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 1994

Subsidizing Increased Employment For The Urban Poor: What Labor Market Problems Might Justify It?, Timothy J. Bartik

Conference Papers

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Urban Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts Jun 1994

Urban Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Urban labor markets are characterized by the spatial proximity of households and businesses, which offers firms and workers advantages that lead to more efficient markets, enhanced productivity, and greater economic success. Nevertheless, the nation's city, while generating a large proportion of the nation's wealth, houses much of the nation's economic disadvantaged workers. This paper describes the current conditions of urban labor markets and outlines a national urban policy agenda that addresses these concerns by taking into account cities' spatial dimension. The paper argues that a national urban labor policy should emphasize the effects of physical and informational proximity on growth, …


The Effects Of Local Labor Demand On Individual Labor Market Outcomes For Different Demographic Groups And The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik Sep 1993

The Effects Of Local Labor Demand On Individual Labor Market Outcomes For Different Demographic Groups And The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The contribution of this paper is to use panel data on individuals (specifically, data from the Panel Survey on Income Dynamics) to examine how local demand conditions affect the economic well-being of disadvantaged groups and the poor. Previous research on local labor demand conditions uses data from a single cross-section of local economies, or a time-series of cross-sections of regions. With such data, estimated effects of local labor demand conditions on average labor market outcomes might be attributable to changes in local population composition, as we would expect local demand conditions to change in- and out-migration patterns. Because panel data …


An Economic Opportunity Concept For The Northside Of The City Of Kalamazoo, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Dec 1992

An Economic Opportunity Concept For The Northside Of The City Of Kalamazoo, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

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The Ceo Council Retention Survey: Results Of 1992 Survey, George A. Erickcek, Norman Terry, Perry K. Wolfe Aug 1992

The Ceo Council Retention Survey: Results Of 1992 Survey, George A. Erickcek, Norman Terry, Perry K. Wolfe

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Wage And Employment Adjustment In Local Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts, Joe Allan Stone Jan 1992

Wage And Employment Adjustment In Local Labor Markets, Randall W. Eberts, Joe Allan Stone

Upjohn Press

Eberts and Stone have created dynamic models of labor supply and demand behavior for metropolitan labor markets. They use these models to simulate wage, employment, and personal income responses to local economic change, including changes brought about by governmental policy.


Job Accessibility And The Employment And School Enrollment Of Teenagers, Keith R. Ihlanfeldt Jan 1992

Job Accessibility And The Employment And School Enrollment Of Teenagers, Keith R. Ihlanfeldt

Upjohn Press

Ihlanfeldt presents data that strongly support the "spatial mismatch hypothesis" for the high unemployment rate of disadvantaged teens. This theory, which the author thoroughly outlines in this work, asserts that the suburbanization of low-skill jobs and continued housing market segregation have reduced the job opportunities of inner-city dwelling minorities. This book extends Ihlanfeldt's earlier work on spatial mismatch by incorporating school enrollment decisions and other urban factors into his analysis. Thus, he also demonstrates empirically that job access is related to the high school dropout problem and concludes that poor access to jobs is useful in explaining the relatively low …


The Effects Of Metropolitan Job Growth On The Size Distribution Of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik Mar 1991

The Effects Of Metropolitan Job Growth On The Size Distribution Of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines how a metropolitan area's job growth affects its income distribution. The research uses annual Current Population Survey data on the income distribution in different metropolitan areas from 1979 through 1988. Faster metropolitan job growth increases real family income in the lowest income quintile by a significantly greater percentage than for the average family. Metropolitan job growth also increases the value of property owned by upper income quintiles, but property value effects are not large enough to offset the progressive effects of growth on labor income. Simulations indicate that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will …


The Employment And Earnings Impacts Of The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Richard J. Willke Feb 1991

The Employment And Earnings Impacts Of The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, Kevin Hollenbeck, Richard J. Willke

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) is intended to stimulate the employment of individuals who are members of certain groups of the labor force by providing a wage subsidy (in the form of a tax credit) to employers of recently-hired eligible workers. This intervention into the labor market has direct and indirect earnings and employment consequences for both eligible and ineligible individuals. The paper evaluates the impacts of TJTC by using a treatment and comparison group methodology. Corrections for nonrandom selection are undertaken. The primary sources of data are state quarterly wage record data from the Unemployment Insurance system and …


Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 1991

Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Press

Bartik reviews evidence on whether state and local policies affect job growth. He then presents empirical data supporting the intentions of such programs, showing that job growth may lead to a number of positive long-term effects including: lower unemployment, higher labor force participation, higher real estate values, and better occupational opportunities. He also shows that the earnings gains to disadvantaged groups outweigh the resulting increased real estate values for property owners, and concludes by saying that regional competition for jobs may actually be a benefit for the nation as a whole.


Plant Closings And Worker Displacement: The Regional Issues, Marie Howland Jan 1988

Plant Closings And Worker Displacement: The Regional Issues, Marie Howland

Upjohn Press

Howland examines the relationship between regional employment shifts and plant closures and describes the implications of that relationship for displaced worker study. Her findings support an argument against industrial policy as a means of slowing the pace of worker dislocation as well as against concession in wages, utility bills, and taxes as strategies for retaining local jobs. Howland also presents several policy options for both national policy makers and local economic development officials, and argues for increased federal support for local takeovers of closing branch plants and subsidiaries and for financial and adjustment assistance for displaced workers.


Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1987

Tax Base Sharing: Simulations For Kalamazoo County, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Uses historical data to simulate the effects of tax base sharing.


Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1985

Michigan's Business Tax Costs Relative To The Other Great Lakes States, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Offers a picture of Michigan's tax costs relative to other Great Lakes states.


The Business Climate In Michigan: Wage & Tax Cost Considerations, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1982

The Business Climate In Michigan: Wage & Tax Cost Considerations, Timothy L. Hunt

Upjohn Press

Uses a broad definition of "business climate" to assess the attractiveness of Michigan as a place to do business.


Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency And Debt In Michigan, Saul J. Blaustein Jan 1982

Unemployment Insurance Fund Insolvency And Debt In Michigan, Saul J. Blaustein

Upjohn Press

Examines the complexities of Michigan's UI tax structure, fund insolvency problems, and measures to correct these situations.


Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt Jan 1982

Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt

Upjohn Press

Provides a data base for analysis of workers' comp issues in Michigan, and offers a comparison between cases from insured and self-insured employers.


Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt Jan 1981

Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt

Upjohn Press

Explores the idea of a privately funded, publicly administered benefit adjustment program to protect wc beneficiaries from inflation.


Issues Related To Tax Exemptions For Commerce And Industry, Wayne R. Wendling Jan 1981

Issues Related To Tax Exemptions For Commerce And Industry, Wayne R. Wendling

Upjohn Press

Looks at the effectiveness of tax exemptions in attracting industry.